
The Dramatisation: Part 2
William Goldman’s cult classic about a pirate’s quest for true love and a swordsman’s quest to avenge the death of his father.
“This is my favourite book in all the world, though I have never read it”. When Goldman discovers The Princess Bride by S Morgenstern is not the swashbuckling fantasy his father read him as a child, but is in fact a patchy and extensive historical satire, he sets out to create the “Good Parts” version…
A tale of true love and high adventure featuring a fighting giant that loves to rhyme, a swordsman on the ultimate quest for revenge, a pirate in love with a princess, a princess in love with a farm boy and a prince in love with war.
First a novel, then a film, now an audio experience:
The Best Bits of the Good Parts Version by Stephen Keyworth.
A two-part dramatisation of swashbuckling adventure plus five bitesize backstories which can be enjoyed as stand-alone stories or to enhance your experience of the drama.
The Dramatisation: Part 2
With Westley captured and Buttercup on the cusp of marrying the dastardly Prince Humperdinck, there are only two people in the world who can save the day – Inigo and Fezzik. But one of them is lost and the other is drunk.
Cast:
Buttercup … Ruby Barker
Fezzik … Tyler Collins
Inigo… Emun Elliott
Count Rugen … Robin Laing
Goldman Snr / Arch Dean / Max …Crawford Logan
Westley … Lorn Macdonald
Prince Humperdinck / William Goldman…Grant O’Rourke
Hellin / Valerie …Rosalind Sydney
Sound recording: Joanne Willott
Sound design: Fraser Jackson
Directed by Kirsty Williams
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- New Year's Day 2022 15:00ѿý Radio 4